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Planned repeal of right-to-work law puts Michigan on national stage. It's all right, Detroit. The sun is coming Saturday. Ben Johnson has been Detroit Lions coordinator for 1 season. He's in demand for a reason.
Judge orders DIA not to move Van Gogh painting after lawsuit claims it was stolen. DOJ's Wayne County subpoena asked for communications involving Trump, his campaign. Operations at Detroit Metro Airport returning to normal after flight delays, disruptions. Detroit Tigers to move in CF wall, change outfield dimensions at Comerica Park for 2023.
Michigan low income students hit hardest academically during pandemic, report shows. Detroit Metro Airport ranks No. 2 for on-time departures in 2022. Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes shares his thoughts in his annual end-of-season news conference.
If you’re looking for some great reads, you’ll find them among this year’s Michigan Notable Books list. Plans to turn former Eloise mental hospital in Westland into haunted hotel sparks outrage. An update from sports.
As the new year begins, there is so much to look forward to in terms of TV, streaming, movies, film festivals, books and more. Last year was a good time to be a cannabis consumer, expect that to continue in 2023. As Michigan's Paul Whelan spent his fourth holiday season in Russian detention, the Biden administration pledged to continue working to free him. An update from sports.
7 new Detroit developments opening in 2023; Snow fleas spotted in Michigan snow may be key to scientific advances; Jakub Vrana is an AHL player for now. Here's what's next for him and Detroit Red Wings.
A zombie insect 'cyborg' could provide a breakthrough in oral cancer detection. Woman is convinced she knows why Jerry Lee Lewis’ wife, a Michigan native, died. An update from sports.
New Michigan laws in 2023 include service dogs, school safety and crime victim compensation. Metro Detroit businesswoman, philanthropist and arts patron Gretchen Carhartt Valade died Dec. 30 at her Grosse Pointe Farms home. An update from sports.
Bags on Port Huron clothesline fill, empty every day: What's in them; Donate your body to science at Oakland University, get a free spot at Rochester cemetery; Feds: Warren mom molested her baby girl for pornographer — and she's not alone.
Whitmer increased Facebook and YouTube spending in 2022 campaign; Closings, inflation, fires, rats challenge metro Detroit restaurants in 2022; Filmmaker has big dilemma after shipping 1997 Ford Fiesta to US.
Indoor smoking areas return to MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood Casino at Greektown; Top UAW official gives a glimpse into strategy, what's ahead; Detroit Youth Choir ready to surprise on 'America's Got Talent All-Stars'; How Michigan football co-captain Mike Sainristil 'put the hammer down' in Year 1 as CB
Shirkey Jan. 6 committee deposition reveals details of Trump calls, White House visit; Barry Croft Jr. sentenced to 19-plus years in Whitmer kidnapping plot; 2 ways to get a ride home on New Year's Eve; 'Michigan football's Mazi Smith reflects on arrest, weapon charge: 'A life lesson'
Southwest Airlines cancellations piling up at Detroit Metro Airport; Whitmer kidnap plot leader Adam Fox spared life sentence, gets 16 years; Ingham judge sides with attorney general, sets no timeline in Lee Chatfield records fight; Ex-standout football QB Jayru Campbell arrested after faceoff with police in Oakland County
Trapped swan rescued from frozen Orion Township lake; Michigan loses population for second consecutive year, new census data shows; Michigan loses population for second consecutive year, new census data shows.
Committee releases final report on Jan. 6 attack: Here's what it says about Michigan; Here are the Top 15 Michigan craft beers I tasted in 2022; Detroit awards first recreational marijuana retail licenses.
Recycling at Christmas can be tricky: The dos, don’ts of what’s garbage, what’s recyclable; Hallmark Christmas ornament exhibit at Henry Ford museum felt like little-girl giddiness; A Detroit Lions fan's rooting guide to Week 16: How playoff, draft hopes can be helped.
Winter storm to hit southeast Michigan just before Christmas: What to know; MDOT fails to ensure quality of gravel used in Michigan road projects, audit shows; Detroit Pistons signed GM Troy Weaver to secret contract extension over the summer.
Wayne County prepares its plow trucks and salt domes in advance each winter. The Market Express is a new grab-and-go market in Detroit that uses Amazon's Just Walk Out Technology. Michigan is home to the best holiday parade in the country and the third best holiday home tour. An update from sports
Carhartt plans to hire up to 125 more workers in Dearborn. A judge will retire after 26 years on the Wayne County Circuit Court bench. The local movie theater business has been under financial pressure since the pandemic. An update from sports.
Jason Carr’s firing from WDIV-TV earlier this month comes after multiple run-ins with co-workers and management. A Detroit mansion once owned by the late singing legend Aretha Franklin, is back on the market. An update from sports.
'No concrete crusher' in Detroit's Core City, advocates say; In campaigns for judge in southeast Michigan, Hathaway name is magic; White Christmas in Detroit? History shows it's hit or (mostly) miss and Lions DC Aaron Glenn has so much respect for Jets he wants to 'beat the hell out of them'.
'Maybe another year': Dearborn celebrates Morocco's semi-final appearance; Assaggi Bistro in Ferndale to shut after New Year's Eve; Demolition begins of Continental Motors ruins in Detroit and Former Michigan football captain Erick All transferring to Iowa, joining Cade McNamara.
'A blow against hate': Biden signs landmark bill protecting same-sex, interracial marriage; Oxford school staffers break silence on what happened as the shooting unfolded; New Wyandotte entertainment venue hopes to attract big music acts, weddings and Why Detroit Pistons' Cade Cunningham decided season-ending shin surgery was best option.
Jason Carr terminated from WDIV-TV Local 4 News; A moratorium on residential water shutoffs in Detroit ends Dec. 31. What to know; Grandparents raising grandkids find support, fitness classes with new program and Cade Cunningham to undergo surgery, miss rest of Detroit Pistons' 2022-23 season.
A man exonerated of starting a Pontiac house fire that killed four people is now suing. Ford sent out a bit of advice about retiring this year to maximize a lump sum pension payment. An update from sports.
University of Michigan adds new dorm for first time in decades; Michigan man remains imprisoned in Russia though Brittney Griner is freed; Cockroaches spotted in Popeyes in Detroit by DoorDash driver force eatery to shut down and Michigan football's Olu Oluwatimi wins Rimington Award, Outland Trophy.
Family of Patrick Lyoya sues Grand Rapids, police officer who fatally shot Black man; Oswald's Bear Ranch in Michigan's U.P. plagued by hostile phone calls, PETA harassment; Ford Focus, Fiesta cars sit in shop for months, owners ‘ghosted’ by automaker and Michigan basketball's Jaelin Llewellyn suffers ACL injury, out for the rest of the season.
'Very lame lame duck': Michigan lawmakers wrap up work for the year; 'Moment of darkness' engulfed the earth today, and more is coming and Detroit Tigers get third pick overall in 2023 MLB draft after move up in first-ever lottery
Secret Santa couple gave out $12,000 this year, spreading Christmas joy; Why fixing the damn roads is so complicated in Michigan; Dearborn man charged in antisemitic incident at Michigan synagogue and Stetson Bennett, Max Duggan, C.J. Stroud and Caleb Williams are 2022 Heisman Trophy finalists.
Dan Gilbert's real estate firm this week bought a recently closed boutique hotel. Electric Amazon delivery vans, undergoing final testing on public roads. An update from sports.
